SKIMS fails yet again on procurement of CTG machines
Maternity care taking a hit in absence of the equipment
Srinagar: More than two months have passed, tertiary health care hospital SKIMS Soura is yet to procure the much needed CTG machines for its maternity care hospital. The height of official callousness is such that the quotations for the procurement were invited on a short-term basis (15 days) in August, however, no decision about the […]
Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute: SC declines early hearing of pleas
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday declined early hearing of petitions in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute case. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S K Kaul said it had already listed the appeals before the appropriate bench in January. “We have already passed the order. The appeals are coming up […]
Six killed in Kabul suicide attack: officials
Kabul: Six people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Kabul Monday, close to where scores of Afghans had been protesting against Taliban attacks on the minority Hazara ethnic group. The attack is the latest in a wave of violence across war-torn Afghanistan as the Taliban intensify pressure on beleaguered government security […]
Norms flouted in Edu dept as ZRP’s, CRP’s enjoy prolonged stint
Srinagar: Throwing all the norms to the winds, the authorities in school education department have failed to reshuffle the Zonal Resource Persons (ZRPs) and Cluster Resource Persons (CRPs) across Kashmir even after completing their term of two years. These resource persons continue to enjoy their extended stint in zonal education offices or chief education offices […]
Rohingya refugees should move voluntary from B’desh to Myanmar: US
Washington: Seeking a voluntary, safe and dignified return of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar, the US asserted that Dhaka must ensure that the returnees have the freedom of movement and “not be confined to camps”. Dhaka and Naypyidaw have agreed last month to begin by mid-November the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya […]
Panchayat ghar set ablaze in Anantnag
Srinagar: A panchayat ghar was set ablaze allegedly by some unidentified miscreants in Anantnag district of south Kashmir Sunday night, police said. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the flames, they said. “Some miscreants set a panchayat ghar at Brakpora, in the south Kashmir district, on fire,” said a police official. He […]
LoC: Sniper attack kills soldier, another injured
Poonch: One more army soldier was killed and another critically injured in yet another sniper attack from across the border along the Line of Control (LoC) on Monday. A senior police officer said that Pakistan army in “violation of ceasefire” attacked the army’s 4 MLI Regiment at Sakri Post near SonawaliGali along the border in […]
Iranian border guards kill 2 Pakistanis
Karachi: Iranian border guards killed two Pakistani men and injured four others after they tried to enter the Iranian territory through an illegal route in Panjgur district of the restive Baluchistan province. Baluchistan Levies Force officials said a group of seven persons in a van were trying to cross the Pakistan-Iran border without legal documents […]
Pakistan arrests 12 Indian fishermen
Karachi: Twelve Indian fishermen have been arrested by Pakistani authorities for allegedly straying into the country’s territorial waters off the coast of Sindh province, a security official said Monday. They were arrested over the weekend by personnel of the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) during an operation. A security official told PTI that two boats […]
